Linotype-machine.



W. H. SCHARF. LINOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLIOATION'FLED MAY 3l. 1907. 91 2., 1 80, Patented Feb. 9, 1909,

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UNITED STATS WILLIAM HRMANN SCHARF, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, AssIeNon To TORONTO sanar orare TYPE FOUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED, OF TORONTO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF CAN- ADA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Original application filed March 22, 1906, erialiNo. 307,358. Divided and this application filed Tlav 31. 1957- l Vserial No. 376,707.

To all 'whom it may concern."

B'e it known that I, WILLIAM HERMANN SCHARF, residing in rthe city of Montreal, in the' Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and use'- 'ful Improvements in Linotype-Machines, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming apart hereof.

The invention relates particularly to the trimming knives for the cast slugs.

Heretofore, it has generally been a difficult matter for the attendant to adjust the slug trimming knives properly, this having been due in art to the fact that the knives were secure directly u on the machine.

The object of t is invention is to render the adjustment of the knives easy and to practically obviate the necessity of adjustsets of knives havin mentsaltogethera In accordance with the that such arrangement cond'uces to great ac-l curacy of operation and' .s'aves. considerable time and trouble on the part-of the attendant. I In the drawings, which the 'invention has been embodiednFigure11v is a. plan view of 'a portion of th frame of aflinotype machine with a knife plate secured'thereto. Fig. 2 is a view of thesame in elevation, and 'Figi 3 is a perspective view of the knife late withthev knives attached thereto, said p tached from thjemachine.

The knife plate m is slotted sufficiently to permit the passage of the linotype slug therethrough and has secured thereto in any suitablhmanner a pair of knives. This late is made to it a recess in the frame of t e machi'ne so that 'when it is mounted upon `the ate being de- -'machine it will be brought into a predetermined position. It may be held upon the machine by screws m', and limiting screws` 'm2 and m3 may be provided either in the knives themselves or 1n the frame of the maproperly adjusted upon the plate at the facthe same to the and'then turn the screwsm2 into such posi- -knife and the screws m3 into such positions of the machine so that any thrust ofthe rup by the frame olf the machine. By this means, it will be obvious, the operator is reing to adjust the knives for himselt.v f

be made' from the construction shown and describedwithout departing from the' spirit of the invention and that the invention is not necessarily limited to the ment of the same.

I claim as my invention: 7 l. In-a linotype machine, the combination plate is received, said frame forming a partfof against the projecting portion of the franieso asl to maintain the knives in adjustmentand prevent them from spreading.

ada ted to bear against the other knife# T is speiication signed and witnessed this 23rd day of May 1907,.

Signed in the resence of- Lucius J. Vassar,

HELEN L. Pinnen.

tory and held. in proper adjustment by the screws mi, or any other means for fastening late, in which condition' they may be recelved by the operatorand' placed upon the machine. In placing the? knives upon the machine allathe operator has to do in .the present construction 1s to secure f' the plate m thereto by means of the screws 'm' -q tions as will bring themsquarely against one'- as will bringthem squarely against the frameV knives tending to separatethemlwill be taken,

lieved of the difficulty and annoyance of havwith a knife-carrying plate se arable therefrom, knives secured to said p ate, means t ladjust the knives, and a frame in lwhich the"'-::"

Y the machine and having a projecting.'par-v` I tion, .the means to adjust the knive'sbearing WILLIAM ammaascnlnrg 'x chine for preventing the'knives from spreading as the-'slug passes between `them. With .such a vconstruction the 'knives may be 55" It will be understood that'variations mayy present embodiedv . 2. In a linotype machine, lthe combination with the frame of the machine of' a knife-car-V rying plate, knives thereon, adjusting screws in one knife adapted te' bear` against thef`r frame, and adjusting screws in the framev 

